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אֲרֻבָּה H699

H699 is the Hebrew word אֲרֻבָּה, transliterated ʼărubbâh and said ar-oob-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it windows.

Word: אֲרֻבָּהTransliteration: ʼărubbâhSaid: ar-oob-baw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water).

Where it comes from

feminine participle passive of H693 (אָרַב) (as if for lurking).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

windows 6×you the windows 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: chimney, window.

Verses using אֲרֻבָּה

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 7:11 · KJV

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Genesis 8:2 · KJV

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

2 Kings 7:2 · KJV

Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2 Kings 7:19 · KJV

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Ecclesiastes 12:3 · KJV

In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

Isaiah 24:18 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

Malachi 3:10 · KJV

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Common questions

What does Strong's H699 mean?

H699 is the Hebrew word אֲרֻבָּה (ʼărubbâh), meaning a lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water).

How is H699 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it windows (6 times), you the windows (1 time).

How many times does H699 appear in the Bible?

אֲרֻבָּה (ʼărubbâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H699 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine participle passive of H693 (אָרַב) (as if for lurking).

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